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NEW DELHI: Calling child trafficking the "worst form" of human rights violation, Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi today made a strong appeal to "save the childhood" of every child. On the eve of the 125th birth anniversary of the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru , celebrated nationwide as Children's Day, Satyarthi said it is imperative that the society takes care of the right to education, health and freedom of every child. "Child trafficking is the worst form of human rights violation.

NEW DELHI: The eighth edition of the Sweden India Nobel Memorial Week, which begins today has a special focus on this year's Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi. Held in homage of Swedish philanthropist and innovator Alfred Nobel , the week is set to place across ten cities - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune till November 1. Themed on "Sweden Made in India: Co-creating the Future"- the week is organised by the Swedish Embassy in India.

OSLO: President Pranab Mukherjee today refrained from making any comment on the Indo-Pakistan relations and said the President of India does not make any observations on any "political or controversial issues". Asked by reporters whether giving Nobel Peace Prize to Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India would in anyway help resolve the conflict between the two countries, he said, "In Indian Constitution, the President does not make any comments on such issues.

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today lauded child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi , who together with Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai were announced as recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014. "It gives me immense pleasure to know that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 has been given to Kailash Sathyarthi, who has worked for children's rights for over 30 years. This day is a victory day for children, who are our future pillars," he said in a statement.

For most Indians, Kailash Satyarthi , 60, was a surprise choice for the Nobel Peace Prize , but the child rights activist doesn't hold a grudge against his country for the lack of recognition. Ironically, the honour has come at a time when the new central government seems deeply suspicious of social activists. Satyarthi says he'll work towards bridging the gap between the state and civil society. Excerpts: Were you expecting this honour? Not really. I knew that I had been nominated a few times before this, but I did not expect it so suddenly and, that too, today (smiles)

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has congratulated Indian anti-child labour activist Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai on winning the Nobel Peace Prize, saying this is a victory for all who strive to uphold the dignity of every human being. "On behalf of Michelle, myself and all Americans, I want to congratulate Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Today's announcement is a victory for all who strive to uphold the dignity of every human being," Obama said in a statement last night.

WASHINGTON: World Bank President Jim Young Kim today congratulated Indian anti-child labour activist Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai on winning the Nobel Peace Prize . "Both these Laureates share a common commitment to ensuring that all children - boys and girls - are not exploited but are educated and respected as human beings," Kim said. "We laud the Nobel Committee's honouring of Kailash Satyarthi with the Peace Price for his tireless and brave efforts to fight child slavery and promote the rights of children.

Even as India and Pakistan are at each other's throats on the border, the Nobel Committee has sought to unite them in peace, by giving the 2014 Peace Prize to India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai . Their common fight for the rights of children is the link between the 58-year-old Indian and the 17-year-old Pakistani, the youngest peace prize awardee yet. Satyarthi has been a crusader against child labour for long....

For most Indians, Kailash Satyarthi , 60, was a surprise choice for the Nobel Peace Prize , but the child rights activist doesn't grudge his country for the lack of recognition for his work. Satyarthi says he'll work towards bridging the gap between the State and civil society. He hopes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who once sold tea as a child at a railway station, will actively participate in ending the scourge of child labour in India. Excerpts from an Interview with ET . Q. How did you find out you had won the Nobel Prize?

ISLAMABAD: A breakaway faction of Pakistan Taliban, whose militants had pumped bullets into her two years ago, has criticised the choice of Malala Yousafzai for the 2014 Nobel Peace prize, calling her "an agent of non-believers". Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, which had separated from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in August, posted on microblogging website Twitter last night that Malala was being used by non-believers for propaganda. "Malala speaks so much against guns and armed conflicts.